l8 TALKS ON (< AT THE FEET OF THE MASTER " intelligence, the emotional powers, and the possession . of occult knowledge. You must beware of judging by externals only; everyone m the world does that, therefore it is not unnatural that we should do the same, but as a matter of fact it is a mistake, and you must be prepared to look for evidence of progress sometimes, even though bodies may be quite young. So here, in the case of Alcyone, the President speaks of him in the preface as, " young in body verily, but not in Soul". Now and again you come on an instance of one who is able to uproot a passion and change it in a few days—a few weeks—but a young soul could not do that. That is a definite sign of advancement, of very decided advance- ment ; yet you will find this kind of thing beginning to happen fairly frequently in these days. The Great Teacher is coming soon, and His principal disciples must certainly be people not older than Himself in the physical body, men in the prime of life and strength, and since He is to come soon it follows that those who are to be His disciples then must be young now. They well may be some of your own children. At least there is a possibility in favour of such a suggestion, because it is likely that those who are destined for such a fate would be born wh^re they could have the teaching that would fit them f©r it. And where could that be found except in Theosoph- ical families ? Therefore it is exceedingly probable that some of those who are children now among you